The Solstice Child

Elara prayed for a miracle child and received one. But her prayer was not answered by any god she knew. Eighteen years later, on his birthday, her son vanished, leaving only a shadow and a promise: he would be returned in one year. Now, the year is almost up, and inhuman whispers fill the silence of her home. She is about to discover the terrible price of her miracle, as the thing that was once her son comes back to claim his birthright.